Notable Analyst Rating Change 10/29: FITB, AET, GNW, HGSI, WYN Upgraded; GT, GCI, ATVI, FSLR, KSP Downgraded

October 29, 2009 10:49 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Robert Baird upgraded Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) from Neutral to Outperform with an $11 price target.

JP Morgan upgrades Aetna (NYSE: AET) from Neutral to Overweight.

Bank of America upgrades Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) from Neutral to Buy. Price target lowered by $1 to $13.

JP Morgan also upgraded Human Genome (NASDAQ: HGSI) to Overweight from Neutral, and raised their price target tp $25 from $14.

FBR Research upgrades Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) to Outperform. Price target $23.

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DOWNGRADES:
Bank of America downgrades Goodyear Tire (NYSE: GT) from Buy to Underperform. Price target lowered to $10 from $22.

Wells Fargo downgrades Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI) to Underperform. Click Here for more color.

Piper Jaffray & Co downgrades Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) to Neutral. Price target lowered from $13 to $12. Click Here for more color.

Wedbush downgrades First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) from Outperform to Neutral. Price target slashed from $170 to $120. For more color, Click Here.

Wells Fargo downgrades K-Sea Transportation (NYSE: KSP) two-notches from Outperform to Underperform, also lowering its valuation range from $29-$32 to $10-$12. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Wells Fargo initiates coverage on Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) with an Outperform. Valuation range of $35-41. Click Here for more color.

Wells Fargo initiates coverage on Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) with a Market Perform. Valuation range of $31-36. For more color, Click Here

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AET 29.76

+0.28 +0.95%
Volume: 4,025,848
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ATVI 11.40

-0.05 -0.44%
Volume: 9,543,053
Track ATVI

FITB 10.01

-0.16 -1.57%
Volume: 19,570,647
Track FITB

FSLR 119.25

-2.17 -1.79%
Volume: 1,474,568
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GCI 10.45

-0.02 -0.19%
Volume: 3,722,212
Track GCI

GNW 11.05

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 10,340,017
Track GNW

GT 13.75

-0.19 -1.36%
Volume: 3,497,748
Track GT

HAL 30.46

+0.02 +0.07%
Volume: 9,857,515
Track HAL

HGSI 27.92

+0.54 +1.97%
Volume: 3,690,946
Track HGSI

KSP 10.75

-0.24 -2.18%
Volume: 259,123
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SII 26.97

-0.22 -0.81%
Volume: 8,032,224
Track SII

WYN 18.83

-0.23 -1.21%
Volume: 1,932,871
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